Praise for the book includes this from Los Angeles Magazine: "His brand of magical realism has a sense of humor about itself, and he succeeds in harnessing the genre's unique ability to expose what's beneath the surface." And ForeWord Magazine just gave it a wonderful review in its May/June print edition which concludes: “It’s a work of realism...but not without a dose of the magic—linking it with important works of Latino literature. The Book of Want is one such important work.”

Note that this is my last scheduled book appearance for my new novel, so if you haven’t had a chance to come to my previous appearances, now is your chance!